Two more victims of Arab terrorism were added to the official lists today, though they were murdered three months ago. Police had originally thought that their killings were of a criminal nature. Israeli security officials have arrested six members of a ten-man terrorist cell - the other four are thought to be hiding out in the Palestinian Authority - who were responsible for the murders. The six are residents of PA areas who were living illegally in Israel.
The victims, Simcha Ron, 59, of Nahariya, and Haifa resident Dina Gueta, were killed in separate incidents in northern Israel. Gueta was stabbed in Haifa on April 1, and Ron was stabbed to death near the Arab village of Baaneh on April 27. Police announced that at least one of the murders was an \"initiation case\" for some of the killers to become members of the terrorist ring. \"Their purpose was to kill Jews,\" the Northern District Police Commissioner said today. The Arab who planned the murder of Ron was his personal friend.
The victims, Simcha Ron, 59, of Nahariya, and Haifa resident Dina Gueta, were killed in separate incidents in northern Israel. Gueta was stabbed in Haifa on April 1, and Ron was stabbed to death near the Arab village of Baaneh on April 27. Police announced that at least one of the murders was an \"initiation case\" for some of the killers to become members of the terrorist ring. \"Their purpose was to kill Jews,\" the Northern District Police Commissioner said today. The Arab who planned the murder of Ron was his personal friend.